MILWAUKEE – A grainy but dramatic piece of security camera video shows the moment a construction crane crashed to the ground last spring, crushing several…
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New Liebherr 550 crane gives Albany port big lift
December 2, 2014A $4.4 million crane that can lift up to 145 tons is being assembled at the Port of Albany. The crane can be used in…
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After a day-long operation, a crane that smashed into an Auckland home has finally been removed. The crane had been trying to move a boat…
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A 55-tonne crane lifting a boat in a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, has toppled over and crashed into a house. It reportedly narrowly missed…
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The latest model sits in the 130-tonne capacity class, and will complement its ‘big brothers’: the Explorer 5600 and 5800 units. Despite its impressive lifting…
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The incident happened around 7am on the B977 Dyce to Balmedie road, between the Parkhill Crossroads and Belhelvie. Police were at the scene and warned…
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Fifth Time – Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau named Top Trainer
November 21, 2014Top Trainer 2014, endorsed by Crane & Rigging Hotline Magazine and the ACRP has named Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau’s Senior Instructor/Inspector, Scott Crowder, as…
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H&E Equipment Services Open Crane and Heavy Equipment Reman Center
November 20, 2014H&E Equipment Services, a Manitowoc EnCORE partner, has opened a new crane remanufacturing complex to service Manitowoc cranes in Belle Chasse, La. The new facility…
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SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Catoosa man was killed when the crane he was driving crashed near Sand Springs. An…
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Liebherr Maritime Cranes is about to set a new record for mobile harbour cranes in terms of annual deliveries and annual turnover, exactly 40 years…
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Wildcat Crane sets 58′ Christmas Tree in Ft. Worth with a Grove TMS9000E
November 18, 2014FORT WORTH — You don’t just plop a 58-foot blue spruce into a Christmas tree stand. Workers shaved it down to size with chain saws…
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“This system provides our crane operators with a safe, efficient, private bathroom option, eliminates multiple difficult climbs to and from the tower crane cab, and…
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New owner inherits long-standing community contributor New hands are now at the controls of Gilbeau Crane Service. Longtime owners Frank and Lee Ann Gilbeau recently passed…
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Liebherr’s new flagship LR 11000 crawler crane has now completed its first commercial lifting job
November 12, 2014Liebherr’s new 1,000-ton capacity crawler crane, the LR 11000, has been in operation for the first time since being unveiled to the public at the…
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The U.S. subsidiary of NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Corp has bought substantially all of the assets of H&H Crane Service Inc, a supplier of fully operated and maintained crane…
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Officials in Singapore are making sure workplace safety in the construction industry is a priority. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently took action against 79…
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US-Based Crane Inspection and Training Company Expands International Presence to the Middle East
November 5, 2014Leading crane inspection and safety training company, Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau, has been steadily increasing its international presence. CICB is now penetrating the Middle…
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NCCCO Joins Coalition Calling on OSHA to Fix Crane Operator Certification Requirements
November 3, 2014FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 31 – The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators issued the following news release: The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has…
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Watch a 1,717 pound pumpkin explode when dropped from a Telehandler
November 3, 2014When a pumpkin is dropped onto the ground, it can explode. That’s what happened when the folks at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm in Paradise Twp.…
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Milwaukee -Â CBS 58 obtained the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s investigation into a company after a crane fell, narrowly missing a mother and her child.…